Dirty Martini

Miss Exotic World 2004, Miss Dirty Martini named the “Sexpot Sophisticate” by New York Magazine

Dirty has been described as “one of the best in burlesque” by the New York Times, “the queen of them all” by the London Telegraph, and “the decadent expression of female sensuality in action” by the NY Daily News. Since the mid 1990′s she has had audiences on their feet applauding in venues as diverse as Carnegie Hall and the Museum of Sex to notorious NYC nightclubs where she has been awarded a Glammy for her performances.

A leading figure in the American burlesque revival, Miss Martini has become and underground celebrity and a favorite of the legends of burlesque who performed in the 1940′s and 1950′s. She has headlined burlesque shows across the USA and has been featured in the following books: “New Burlesque”, “Burlesque, the New Bump and Grind”, “Burlesque from Gaslight to Spotlight”, “Fantasies” and “The Velvet Hammer”.

With the Cabaret New Burlesque, she has recently returned from sold out shows in Italy, Holland and France and has wowed London in The Immodest Tease Show featuring a 12 piece orchestra lead by Barry Adamson. Miss Martini has performed alongside critically acclaimed comedian Margaret Cho in her Off- Broadway show The Sensuous Woman and can be seen at international burlesque festivals Tease-o-rama in San Francisco-Seattle and LA, New York Burlesque Festival and the Miss Exotic World festival.
Look for her documentary film by Gary Beeber, Dirty Martini and the New Burlesque, and the Film “Tournee” by Mathieu Amalric which won the Palm for Best Director and the Critics Award at Cannes in 2010.